he was admitted to the bar , and commenced practice in bard ##stown in 1893 . he also served as president of the young democrats ' club of nelson county . = = political career = = beck ##ham ' s political career began in 1894 when he was elected without opposition to the kentucky house of representatives . he served four consecutive terms and was speaker of the house in 1898 , his final year in the house . he also served as a delegate to every democratic national convention from 1900 to 1920 . = = = governor of kentucky = = = democrat william go ##eb ##el chose beck ##ham as his running mate in the kentucky gubernatorial election of 1899 . go ##eb ##el
he was admitted to the bar, and commenced practice in bardstown in 1893. he also served as president of the young democrats'club of nelson county. = = political career = = beckham's political career began in 1894 when he was elected without opposition to the kentucky house of representatives. he served four consecutive terms and was speaker of the house in 1898, his final year in the house. he also served as a delegate to every democratic national convention from 1900 to 1920. = = = governor of kentucky = = = democrat william goebel chose beckham as his running mate in the kentucky gubernatorial election of 1899. goebel